पञ्चाङ्ग — Sydney, Australia · May 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra29.49°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha55.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra55.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

Sydney, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:25 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:18
Varjyam07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:25 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:25 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -33.8688°
Longitude: 151.2093°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870526.27
Julian Day2458991.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.82°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1378°), declination 20.44°, EoT 3.47 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)